Cigar cutter and lighter.



PATENTED JAN. 14, 1903. A. VON KASPIS.

CIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER. 7

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 14. 1906.

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UNITE STATES PATENT E APOLLINARI-US VON KASPIS, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ADDIS K. BOTSFORD, OF SARANAC LAKE, NEW YORK.

CIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER.

Application fi m] December 14. 1906- 'Serial No. 3457.810-

general purposes by a single slide actuated by a pressure button.

My invention further relates to a type of casing for housingithe batteries employed in connection with the cigar cutter and lighter, the arrangement being such that-comparatively strong and large batteries may be com- Qpactly stowed in a suitable compartment for the purpose.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specifica tion, inwhich similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. I

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the mproved cigar cutter and lighter complete,

all parts being in their normal positions;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section, taken upon the line 2-2 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow and showing the location of the spark coils and of the batteries where ordinary cylindrical dry batteries are used; Fig. 3 is a central vertical section, taken upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction or" the arrow and showing the details of the cutting and lighting mechanism; Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the battery box 13,

showing the same as equipped with larger and more dompact battery cells than those "shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section showin how'the larger battery cells fit ver-g tically into the-battery box; and Fig. 6 is a diagram of the windings oi the induction coil.

The casing is shown at 4 and is provided with a base 5'; This base is provided with a cylindrical aperture 7 having a contracted portion 6. Into this aperture 7 fits a plug 8,

' provided with a handle 9, whereby it may be removed and replaced, in order'to eject the Specification of Letters Patent.

spring 21.

Patented Jan. 14:, 1908.

clippings from cigar ends cut by the device. A facing10, preferably of felt, is provided in order to prevent direct contact between the base and the surface upon which it may rest. A laminated core 11. of horse-shoe form is provided with a number of separate windings 11 11, 11, connected by wires 11, 11 11 as indicated in Fig. 6. The inner winding 11"is connected directly with another inner winding 11*, the middle winding 11 being similarly connected with the middle winding 11, while the outer winding 11 is in like manner connected with winding 11.. This arrangement greatly intensifies the inductance, and correspondingly improves the charactor of the spark. Spark coils are shown at 11.

A battery box 13 is mounted directly upon the casing 4 and is provided with a top 14,

having a reduced portion 15 fitting into the upper end of this battery box and constituting a cover for the same. The batteries are shown at 16, 16 and may be cylindrical, as indicated in Fig. 2, or of angular cross section, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The purpose in making the batteries of angular cross section, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is to enable them to be madevirtuall'y larger and, consequently, stronger. By giving them this form tliey fill substantially all of the available space within the battery box 13. 'Vfhen used in this form they are also made preferably taller, as indicated in Fig. 4. A lamp is shown at 17 and is of cylindrical form. This lamp is filled with a combustible liquid 18, preferably alcohol or gasolene. A screw )lug 19 constitutes a closure member for the lamp and may be removed for enabling it to be filled. The lamp 17 is supported upon a tongue 20, and disposed below this tongue and pressing upwardly against it is a leaf The tongue is mounted upon a pivot 22 which thus serves as a pivotal connection for the lamp 17, whereby thelatter -may be swung outwardly at its top. The

steel, is secured upon the neck 23 by a screw 26. By removing this screw the contact point may be removed and replaced at Wlll. An extinguisher 27, having preferably the A form of an inverted cup, is secured upon the f being.

battery-box 13 by a screw 28. The lower edge of'this cup and the upper edge of the neck 23 are beveled as indicated in Fig. 3, and are normally in registry with each other. A bracket 29 is mounted rigidly upon the'batterybox 13 and is provided with a slot in which a pawl 31 is mounted upon a pivot '32, the latter assing entirely through the bracket 29. A eaf spring. 33 is mounted upon the to of the bracket and covers the-slot 30; 'T 's leaf spring presses upon the top of the pawl 31 and normally maintains the latter in the position indicated in Fig.- 3. This pawl 31 is of steel. The lower end of the 'awl 31 serves as a contact member and is rected within the path of the upper'surface of the contactmember 25. A wire 34- is connected directly with the leaf .s ring 33, whichis of metal. The wire 34' is alho connected directly with the battery 16 as indicatedin Fig. 3. When the lamp 17 swings outwardly upon the ivot 22 the upper end of the W'ICk 24 is wit drawn in a lateral direction from the-extinguisher 27, and the contact member 25v makes and breaks engagement withthe pawl.31.' The pawl 31 'ressed by the spring 33 as above'de- -scribe is free toyield-slightly so as to allow the contact member 25. to pass readily. Upon the separation of the contactmembers just mentioned a sparkis made and this ignites the upper end of the wick 24, the upper end of thelampbeing now in its outermost position so that the'Iouter end of the tongue 20 rests in a groove 20 m'ade for the purpose. This position of the lanipis very iavorable for lightinga cigar. From the'battery 16 a'wire 35 leads to the s ark coils, 11 and from thence a wire .36 leads-upwardly, being in communicationwith the pivot 22 andthe'lamp 17. -A-slide-way 37 is pro vided with a trusts-conical opening .38 regis tering with an aperture 39. A slide 40 is mounted within this slide-way and is provided with a slot 41 and with a guillotine edge 42. A slot 43 is also provided, and projecting through this slot is the outer end of the tongue 20. tongue and is supported thereby. Two oppositely-disposed barriers 44 rovided with perforations are connecte rigidly with the top of the casing '4 and are disposed upon opposite sidesof the tongue 20. A presser button 45 is mounted in and projects from the top of the slot 41.

My invention is used as follows :The operator places his fingers upon the presser button 45 and pushes downwardly thereupon. This lowers the slide 40 and bends the tongue 20 downwardly at,an angle so as to bend the leaf s ring 21 downwardly a little at its outer en This causes the contact member 25. to brush past thev contact mem- The slide 40 rests upon this erases ber 31 as above described; thus lighting the upper end of the wick 24. The operator previous to depressing the button 45 inserts the end of a cigar into the conical'opening 38.

When, therefore, the slide40 descends inconse uence of pressure upon the button 45, the

guillotine edge 42 severs the tip of the cigar,

ator without further movement of an a Y'- releases the presser button 45. The upward.

ch-dnical partfnext lights his cigar and.

pressure of the leaf spring 21 now restores 0th the slide40 and the lamp 17; to normal position. In doing this, 'the neck 23 isrou'g ht back into registry with the extinher. 2f7,th e flame is ext bed, and" no loss of-alcohol can now take place at theupper end of the wick in consequence of evapo ration.

The circuit for igniting the wick is as follows: battery 16 or 16*, wire 34, spring 33, pawl 31,. contact member 25, lamp-17, wire 36, spark coils 11, back to battery 16. It

will be noted:that in accordance with the.

universal habit of ci 'ar smokers the smoker desires first to clip the end of his and immediately afterward to light the cigar. Hence, when the operator inserts the tip of his cigar into the, aperture 38'and de res'ses' f the ressure button 45 soas to clip t e end of' the cigar,- he immediately afterward desires a light and. can obtain the same by merely exposing the cigar to the flamewhich is now burning.

I do not limit myselfvtoanyparticular style-or type of batteryor of battery. box. If it be desired to use the ordinary cylindrical dry batteries, they are mounted as indicatedin Figs. 2 and 3, but if it be desired to use a comparatively strong battery occupying relatively small space, the battery cells shown in Figs. 4 and 5 may be used instead.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent member, a lamp pivotally mounte upon said supporting member and adapted to rock directly toward and away from thesame, said lamp havin a substantially cylindrical form and norma ly resting'in an upright position against said supporting member, a contact member mounted upon the upper end of said lamp, a spring contact member mounted'upon sald supporting member and disposed partially within the path of said first-mentioned contact member, a leaf spring connected with said supporting mem-' 115 The combination of an upright sup orting I her and engaging the under side of said lamp In testimony whereof I have signed my so as to fiorce the same upward, a tongue con- .name to this specification in the presence of nected with the bottom of said lamp and. two subscribin Witnesses.

. projecting outwardly therefrom for the pur- APOLEINARIUS VON KASPISQ 5 pose of tilting said lamp, and mechanism Witnesses:

engaging the outer edge of said tongue for NEILAN H. ABBOTT,

thepurpose ofactuating the latter. JOSEPH E. CONDRON. 

